Unit 2 Quiz

Who is the artist of The Morgue (Gun Murder)?

Andres Serrano

Artworks based on which of these religions can be found in India?

Buddhism Buddhism and Hinduism Islam Hinduism

Colorful Barong masks are used in performances to tell stories from ancient Japanese mythology.

False

In Islamic faith, gardens are symbolic of Paradise on Earth.

False

The Hellenistic sculpture Laocoön and His Sons depicts an ideal young athlete.

False

The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to celebrate the birth of his son Shah Jahan.

False

The sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai (3.2.7) is a good example of perfect symmetrical balance.

False

Visual artists always show religious experience in positive and inspirational ways.

False

The Colosseum is known for being:

able to hold up to 55,000 people

A lamassu is a ________.

guardian beast

How does Christian Marclay's video installation relate to the cycle of life?

he focuses on the construct of time as seen in popular culture

The Stela of Naram-Sin is made of what material?

limestone

The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called ________.

minarets

Gèlèdé masquerades give communities the opportunity to:

reinforce their cultural beliefs celebrate female power combine costumes, music, and dance communicate with the spirit realm

The process used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander (3.2.15) is called ________.

repoussé

The subject matter of Buddhist art consists of ________.

stories from Buddha's life, teachings, and beliefs

The eleventh-century bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) (4.3.12) was made in ________.

India

The Great Sphinx of Giza is associated with the pyramid of which pharoah?

Khafre

Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common theme in early Christian art.

True

Reliquaries often look like the body part they contain.

True

The Emperor Constantine recycled sculpture from other monuments to use on his triumphal arch.

True

People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?

Working in the maquiladora industry

The Bull-Leapers fresco from Knossos is ________ scene.

an acrobatic

The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god (4.3.1) was made by which culture?

aztec